Mads mogenson



M. M OGENSON. FBNCEMAKI'NG DEVIGE.

(No Model.)

Patented Mar. 22,1898.

UNITED STATES PATENT FEIcE.

MADS MOGENSON, OF FARNAM, NEBRASKA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT LA BOUNTY, OF SAME PLACE.

FENCE-MAKING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,041, dated March 22, 1898.

Application filed June 1 9, 1 8 9 7- To all whom it may concern: I

B e it known that I, MADS MOGENSON, residlng at Farnam, in the county-of Dawson and State of Nebraska, have invented a new.

and useful Wire-Pi'cket-Wea'ving Shuttle, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is in the nature of a hand tool or shuttle for winding upright wire pickets in wire fences, while the horizontal wires are spaced apart by a spreader, also my invention.

The object of my'invention is to furnish such a tool which shall be simple in construction, easily operated, cheap to make, and not liable to get out of repair.

A further object of my invention is to furnish such a tool in which will be provided efficient means for attaching and removing a spool of wire and regulate the tension thereof.

I A further object of my invention is to furnish in connection withsuch a tool efficient means for spreading or regulating the dis- 7 tance of the main wires of the fence from each other.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In order that persons skilled in the art to which my invention appertains and the public in general may be able to construct and use the same, 'I have illustrated it in the accompanying drawings, and will now proceed to describe it in connection with said drawings, in which g Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fence consisting of posts and horizontal wires to which some upright pickets have been applied, having a spreader applied to the horio zontal wires and showing my improved shut tle in practical operation. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my improved shuttle ready for operation. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the same. vFig. 4: is a detail perspective view of the tension regulating and releasing lever. Fig.- 5 is a perspective view of an improved spreader for the horizontal wire. Fig. 6 is a perspective of the modified form of the spreader. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the tool with which the fierial No. 641,460. (No modelJ kinks or bends are made in the horizontal wires.

Like, letters of reference mark the same parts wherever they occur in the various fig: lures of the drawings. Referring to the drawings by letters of reference marked thereon,A and A are two of the posts of the fence, provided with the usual horizontal wires 13, secured to the posts by means of ordinary staples B.

C are vertical wi re pickets which have been woven or secured to the horizontal wires B by my improved tool or shuttle.

D is my improved tool or shuttle, which consists of a hollow body with open top, provided on one side with suitable brackets D D, in which to place the spindle D upon which a spool E is mounted, carrying the wire E, of which the vertical wire pickets are made. The brackets D are secured to the side of the shuttle by means of nuts or bolts D or may be cast with it.

F is aflat tension-spring, secured on one end to the bottomof the shuttle inside the same by means of screws F.

G is a tension regulating and releasing lever pivoted at G in the shuttle-box to one side thereof. This lever is provided with arms G3 and G and a notch G to receive the free end of the spring F, as shown inFig. 3. By pressing down on the arm G of the lever the spring F is raised off the wire E, which passes under it, and by pressing upon the end arm G the pressure of said springis increased, tightening the tension on'the wire being unwound from the spool.

Before applying the vertical wire pickets to' the horizontal wires it is necessary that the latter should be properly spread and held in such proper spread position during the operation. To accomplish this, I have provided a spreader H, Fig. 5, which consists of the ob-' zontal extension I, curved to form a seat for the horizontal wire. The bracket for the two lowermost notches (marked 1 is substantially the same in construction as the bracket I, with the provision of an additional seat at its lower end to receive the lowermost wire, upon the top of which it rests. This spreader is shown applied to the fence in Fig. 1, in which the lowest notch is over the lowest horizontal wire, with the curved seat I resting upon the top of said wire, while the rest of the wires are resting in and at the base of the notches upon the curved seats I of the brackets I. Vith the stretcher thus applied the horizontal wires will be maintained in proper relative position to receive the vertical wire picket, which is applied thereto in the followingmanner, viz: The shuttle D having been provided with a full spool E, the wire E from the spool is passed through the openings in the sides of the shuttle, resting upon the bottom thereof and emerging therefrom at E Fig. 2, the spring F bearing upon the wire lying upon the bottom of the shuttle, as shown in Fig. 3. The end of the wire is now secured to the lower horizontal wire and the tool or shuttle passed consecutively around each the horizontal wires in turn, the wire in the meantime being unwound from the spool under the tension of the spring F. \Vhen the top wire is reached, the wire from the tool is securely fastened thereto, completin g the upright wire picket, and the stretcher may be removed and placed in advance of the finished upright picket and another upright picket attached to the horizontal wires in advance of the stretcher, and so on until all the fence has been provided with pickets. After the upright pickets have been placed upon the fence the horizontal wires are kinked or bent so that the upright pickets will not slide upon them. This is effected by a pair of pincers K, provided with suitable jaws, one of which has a notch K and the other a tooth K as shown in Fig. '7. The horizontal wire is grasped between the jaws of these pincers at the crossing of the upright pickets, the kinks being formed by the tooth K pressing the wire into the notch K.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a modified form of stretcher, the body H of which is provided with one-half of the seats, while the plate J, which is provided with slots J to receive pins J projecting from the main body H, whereby the plate J may be moved longitudinally with relation to the body II, is provided with the other half of said seats. The two halves of the seats are so shaped that when brought together they will en tirelysurround and clasp the horizontal wires. L is a lever pivoted at L to an arm M, projecting rearwardly from the spreader II and pivotally connected at its inner end at L to the plate J. By means of this lever the plate J may be moved upon the spreader II to bring the two parts of the curved seats away from or close to the wires, the lever L being held at either end of its movement on opposite sides of an inclined stop M, raised at the end of the bracket M.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that my invention will be of great benefit to all who find it necessary to build wire fences. My improved shuttle is very simple and cheap to construct and is not liable to get out of order with ordinary use. The expensive services of a skilled mechanic will not be necessary in order to use or repair it. My improved spreader holds the horizontal wires in properly-regulated position, so that the upright pickets will be of uniform length, while the bends or kinks in the horizontal wires will preserve the relative positions of the upright pickets.

It will of course be understood that my improvements are applicable to either plain or barbed wire fences and all heights of such fences, no matter how many horizontal wires they may contain.

\Vhile I have herein illustrated and described the best means now known to me for carrying out my invention, I do not desire to limit myself to these exact forms of construction; but I hold that any slight changes or variations such as might suggest themselves to the ordinary mechanic will properly fall within the limit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a wire-picket shuttle, the combination of the hollow body thereof having openings in its sides for the passage of the wire, with a tension-spring secured to the bottom and adapted to press upon said wire, and a tension regulating and releasing lever pivotally mounted inside the body and engaging with the spring, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wire-picket shuttle, the combination with the hollow body thereof, of the tensionspring secured in the bottom thereof, and the tension regulating and releasing lever pivoted to the side thereof and provided with a notch to engage the free end of said ten sionspring, substantially as set forth.

3. In an upright wire-picket shuttle, the combination with the hollow body thereof having openings for the passage of the wire, of a tension-spring secured to the bottom of the body and adapted to bear upon the wire passing through the same, and the doubleended tension regulating and releasing lever pivoted centrally to the body and having a notch in which the outer end of the tensionspring engages, the opposite ends of the lever being adapted to release the wire or increase the tension of the spring thereon, substantially as set forth.

4. The improved spreader for wire fences herein described, consisting of the body-piece having inclined notches in its side, and a series of brackets secured thereto, and having curved seats for the horizontal wires at the inner ends of the notches and extending laterally from the body, substantially as set. the lowermost bracket being -provided with forth. 7 t two curved seats, one facing upward and the 10 5. An improved spreader for wire fences, other downward, substantially as set forth. consisting of the body-piece having inclined V 5 notches in its side, and a series of brackets secured to the body, each having a curved Witnesses: seat for the horizontal wires and extending JASPER F. HAZEN, laterally from the inner ends'of the notches, THOMAS G. REES.

MADS MOGENSON. 

